Irina Pantaeva

Irina Pantaeva
Irina Pantaeva in 2012
Born	Ирина Пантаева (Irina Pantaeva) (1967-10-31) October 31, 1967^[1] Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Website	www.irinapantaeva.net
Modeling information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)^[2]
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Manager	Select: London The Marilyn Agency: Paris Ford: New York Visage Management: Zurich

Irina Pantaeva (Russian: Ирина Владленовна Пантаева; born October 31, 1967) is a Russian-American model and actress. Pantaeva was born in Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She is an ethnic Buryat-Mongol.

Pantaeva started working as a model with designer Larisa Dagdanova in 1988 in Ulan-Ude. She participated in several fashion shows with ″Larissa″ collection in China. In 1989 she won the first-ever beauty contest in Buryatia, ″Miss Ulan-Ude″. Later that same year she went to Moscow to the audition for Vozvrashchenie Khodzhi Nasreddina (Russian: Возвращение Ходжи Насреддина)^[3] movie, and filming afterwards. Then she joined Avant-garde Theatre of fashion run by designer Irina Molchanova. In 1991 she took part in her first major fashion show, the Moscow show of Pierre Cardin

In 1992, she moved to Paris to pursue her modeling career. She succeeded in getting an appointment with Karl Lagerfeld, that allowed her to join in his fashion show and the world of haute couture. Pantaeva signed a contract with "The Marilyn Agency″. In 1994, Pantaeva moved to New York City to further her career, and later appeared in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, as Jade, As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me and bit parts in Celebrity, Zoolander and People I Know, in addition to filming a guest appearance on 3rd Rock from the Sun. She also featured in the off-Broadway play Jewtopia. While in New York City, she graduated from the theatre department at New York University.

Pantaeva walked runways for renowned designers and fashion houses, such as: Christian Dior, Versace, Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler, Issey Miyake, John Galliano, Yves Saint Laurent, Anna Sui, Chloé, Kenzo, appeared in fashion campaigns for Calvin Klein, GAP, Kenzo, Missoni, Levi's Jeans, and was presented on covers of the fashion magazines: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, etc. In the second half of the 1990s, she was one of the favourite models of English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. In 1998, she was a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and wrote her autobiography Siberian Dream: A Memoir, which was published by Avon/Bard.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Irina Pantaeva - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "Irina Pantaeva". FMD. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "Vozvrashchenie Khodzhi Nasreddina (film)". IMDb. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "Irina Pantaeva". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ "Irina Pantaeva". www.irinapantaeva.net. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

Bibliography

Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Gale, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7876-3995-2

External links

Official website
Irina Pantaeva at the Fashion Model Directory
Irina Pantaeva at the Internet Movie Database

1990–99 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

1990	Sabrina Barnett Michaela Bercu Anna Getaneh Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Estelle Lefébure Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Maria von Hartz Louise Vyent Akure Wall Roshumba Williams

1991	Monica Bellucci Rosie de la Cruz Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Stephanie Seymour Roshumba Williams

1992	Naomi Campbell Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Judit Mascó Gail O'Neill Paulina Porizkova Ashley Richardson Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams Shana Zadrick

1993	Tyra Banks Britta Dubbels Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Estelle Lefébure Ashley Richardson Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Maria von Hartz Stacey Williams

1994	Veronica Blume Jenny Brunt Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Kate James Vendela Kirsebom Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Lana Ogilvie Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Aya Thorgren Dara Torres Patricia Velásquez Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams

1995	Angie Everhart Yasmeen Ghauri Vendela Kirsebom Roberta Little Judit Mascó Daniela Peštová Ashley Richardson Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Talisa Soto Cheryl Tiegs Patricia Velásquez Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams

1996	Tyra Banks Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Valeria Mazza Georgianna Robertson* Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams

1997	Tyra Banks Laetitia Casta^m Naomi Campbell Yasmeen Ghauri^p Steffi Graf Eva Herzigová Vendela Kirsebom Valeria Mazza Karen Mulder Navia Nguyen^m Chandra North^p Brandi Quiñones^m Niki Taylor Stacey Williams

1998	Tyra Banks Caprice Bourret Laetitia Casta Louise Forsling Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum Tanga Moreau Karen Mulder^p Chandra North Irina Pantaeva Lorraine Pascale Daniela Peštová Rebecca Romijn Beri Smither Niki Taylor Stacey Williams

1999	Kadra Ahmed Omar Michelle Behennah* Laetitia Casta Yamila Díaz* Amber Noelle Ehresmann Lujan Fernandez Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum* Chandra North Sarah O'Hare* Andrea Orme Daniela Peštová* Audrey Quock Rebecca Romijn* Tamara Spoelder Veronika Vařeková

Covergirl in bold, *appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, ^pappeared in print edition only, ^mappeared in special feature 2010–19 2000–09 1990–99 1980–89 1970–79 1964–69 Covers

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 165568329 LCCN: n98040711 GND: 121434370 SUDOC: 091466539 BNF: cb14467564z (data)

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